JODHPUR, March 9 -- The Rajasthan high court has expressed serious concern over illegal constructions taking place in Mount Abu, the state's only hill station, and ordered that no construction activity shall be carried out anywhere in the Mount Abu region without the court's permission. The court warned that if any construction takes place in violation of the order, the concerned additional superintendent of police will be held responsible, a lawyer familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The order was passed by a division bench, comprising acting chief justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu, while hearing public interest petitions filed by residents of Abu Road in Sirohi district. The next hearing in the case will be held on March 24. Counsel for the petitioners, Rajesh Shah, said that large-scale construction activities are taking place around Nakki Lake and across the Mount Abu area. Photographs and Google location details were also submitted along with the petition. The bench noted: "Multi-storied buildings are standing all around Mount Abu despite a restraint order passed by the Supreme Court. Reserved forest lands are also being encroached upon and instances relating to village Danav, village Umarni and areas around Shantivan/Manmohini Complex and Anand Sarovar have been cited. It is also stated that Brahmakumari Sansthan, Shantivan is also raising illegal constructions." "Statutory provisions and prohibitions have also been notified and despite that, constructions are being made and the same shall spoil the complete ecology of the area," the bench said. The bench ordered: "The District Collector, Sirohi, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Abu Road, District Sirohi, and the Tehsildar, Abu Road, District Sirohi shall remain present before this court on the next date of hearing. In the meanwhile, it is directed that no construction shall be done in any part of the Mount Abu region without permission of this court. The concerned Additional S.P. shall be responsible if any construction is allowed."...